John 20:7
New International Version
as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen.

New Living Translation
while the cloth that had covered Jesus’ head was folded up and lying apart from the other wrappings.

English Standard Version
and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself.

Berean Standard Bible
The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.

Berean Literal Bible
and the soudarion that was upon His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but having been folded up in a place by itself.

King James Bible
And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.

New King James Version
and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself.

New American Standard Bible
and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings but folded up in a place by itself.

NASB 1995
and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.

NASB 1977
and the face-cloth, which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.

Legacy Standard Bible
and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but folded up in a place by itself.

Amplified Bible
and the [burial] face-cloth which had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the [other] linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.

Christian Standard Bible
The wrapping that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wrapping that had been on His head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself.

American Standard Version
and the napkin, that was upon his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And a grave cloth, which had been bound about his head, not with the linens, but as it was wrapped and set on the side in one place.

Contemporary English Version
He also saw the piece of cloth that had been used to cover Jesus' face. It was rolled up and in a place by itself.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the napkin that had been about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but apart, wrapped up into one place.

English Revised Version
and the napkin, that was upon his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He also saw the cloth that had been on Jesus' head. It wasn't lying with the strips of linen but was rolled up separately.

Good News Translation
and the cloth which had been around Jesus' head. It was not lying with the linen cloths but was rolled up by itself.

International Standard Version
and that the handkerchief that had been on Jesus' head was not lying with the linen cloths but was rolled up in a separate place.

Literal Standard Version
and the napkin that was on His head not lying with the linen clothes, but apart, having been folded up, in one place;

Majority Standard Bible
The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.

New American Bible
and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.

NET Bible
and the face cloth, which had been around Jesus' head, not lying with the strips of linen cloth but rolled up in a place by itself.

New Revised Standard Version
and the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself.

New Heart English Bible
and the cloth that had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but wrapped together in a place by itself.

Weymouth New Testament
and the towel, which had been placed over the face of Jesus, not lying with the cloths, but folded up and put by itself.

World English Bible
and the cloth that had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.

Young's Literal Translation
and the napkin that was upon his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but apart, having been folded up, in one place;

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Resurrection
6Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. 7 The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths. 8Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.…

Cross References
Luke 19:20
Then another servant came and said, 'Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.

John 11:44
The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. "Unwrap him and let him go," Jesus told them.

John 19:40
So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.

John 20:6
Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.


Treasury of Scripture

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John 20
1. Mary comes to the tomb;
3. so do Peter and John, ignorant of the resurrection.
11. Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene,
19. and to his disciples.
24. The incredulity and confession of Thomas.
30. The Scripture is sufficient to salvation.














(7) And the napkin, that was about his head.--Comp. Note on John 11:44.

Not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together . .--This was not seen from without (John 20:5), but was in a separate place, perhaps on the inner side of the sepulchre. In this description and in this verse the minute knowledge and remembrance of an eye-witness reaches its climax. The very fact that the napkin was folded did not escape the writer's eye, nor fade from his memory.

Then went in also that other disciple . . .--If the vivid details of this picture impress us with the fact that we are in the presence of an eye-witness, none the less do the traits of character remind us of all that we know from other sources of the actors in the scene. The bold impetuosity of St. Peter, and the gentle reverence of St. John, are represented in him who quickly entered into the sepulchre, and in him who stood gazing into it, and afterwards went in. He went in, "therefore," as the original exactly means, because he heard from Peter of what he had seen.

And he saw, and believed.--The gentler character was also the more receptive, and this appears to be intimated in this verse. Nothing is said of St. Peter's faith, but St. John seems to unveil for us the inner history of his own spiritual life. The word for "see" is different from either of those used before in John 20:5-6. (Comp. Luke 10:23.) It is not that he saw, as from a distance, nor yet that he beheld that which was immediately presented to the gaze; it is not that he saw in any merely physical sense, but that he saw with the eye of the mind, and grasped the truth which lay beneath the phenomena around him. He saw, and he who had believed before, found in this fact the stepping-stone to a higher faith. (Comp. Note on John 2:11.) . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
The
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

face cloth
σουδάριον (soudarion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4676: A handkerchief, napkin. Of Latin origin; a sudarium, i.e. Towel.

that
(ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

had been
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

around
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

[Jesus’]
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

head
κεφαλῆς (kephalēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2776: From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively.

was rolled up,
ἐντετυλιγμένον (entetyligmenon)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 1794: To wrap up, roll round, envelop. From en and tulisso; to entwine, i.e. Wind up in.

lying
κείμενον (keimenon)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2749: To lie, recline, be placed, be laid, set, specially appointed, destined. Middle voice of a primary verb; to lie outstretched.

separate
τόπον (topon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5117: Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.

from
μετὰ (meta)
Preposition
Strong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

linen cloths.
ὀθονίων (othoniōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 3608: A linen bandage, a wrapping. Neuter of a presumed derivative of othone; a linen bandage.


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